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    Bobby Seagull

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    Bobby Seagull is a secondary school maths teacher, a doctoral student at the University of Cambridge researching maths anxiety and phobia, quiz enthusiast and a long-suffering West Ham fan.
    @bobby_seagull  on Twitter (link opens in a new browser window)

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    • Friday, 6 January, 2023
      Claer Barrett
      Why do Brits hate maths? Go figure

      Poor numeracy is a problem, but Rishi Sunak needs to show his workings for compulsory maths until age 18

      A secondary school pupil in a maths lesson
    • Tuesday, 10 May, 2022
      Advice & Comment
      We need to talk about money

      Britons must be open about number skills and personal finances, especially with economic woes mounting

      A couple look at a bill in a bar
    • Friday, 14 May, 2021
      Advice & Comment
      The power of pandemic maths

      Numeracy has never been more important, but too many UK adults have poor skills

    • Saturday, 19 December, 2020
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      As viewers prepare to cast their votes in the final episode, there are some surprising hidden money lessons

    • Friday, 30 October, 2020
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      Numeracy skills: what’s not adding up in the UK?

      Bank of England’s Andy Haldane and celebrity maths teacher Bobby Seagull debate Number Confidence Week

    • Thursday, 7 May, 2020
      Advice & Comment
      Pandemic is also a test of our maths skills

      As numbers and statistics come to the fore, can we boost national numeracy?

    • Thursday, 20 February, 2020
      Personal Finance
      The puzzle of managing money 

      Why do so many people act illogically over their savings? 

    • Thursday, 23 January, 2020
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      Summing up: FT Money’s festive quiz

      Our maths guru reveals the answers and, of course, his working out 

    • Friday, 20 December, 2019
      Personal Finance
      Bobby Seagull’s Christmas Quiz 

      A festive brain workout will test your maths skills — with prizes for winners

    • Friday, 17 May, 2019
      Personal Finance
      Podcast: Why are women less confident with numbers than men?

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    • Wednesday, 15 May, 2019
      Money Clinic with Claer Barrett podcast28 min listen
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    • Wednesday, 15 May, 2019
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    • Thursday, 21 February, 2019
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    • Friday, 15 February, 2019
      Advice & Comment
      To sum up, it pays to be pernickety

      Bad at sums? Maybe your personal finances don’t add up either

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    • Friday, 21 December, 2018
      Life & Arts
      Has Google killed the trivia star?

      Even as search engines find answers in a flash, there is a role for nurturing knowledge

      Bobby Seagull, our new FT Money columnist and University Challenge maths champion
    • Friday, 26 October, 2018
      Your chance to quiz Bobby Seagull

      ‘University Challenge’ star to appear at FT reader event

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    • Friday, 26 October, 2018
      Advice & Comment
      Maths is a potential life changer — from wages to dating

      If you love sums, the chances are you’re good with money too

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    • Friday, 24 August, 2018
      UK schools
      Crossing the great divide to pass GCSE maths

      Exam success is down to a ‘can do’ attitude as much as numeracy skills

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    • Monday, 30 July, 2018
      Television
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      Editorial Use Only. No Merchandising. No Commercial Use. Mandatory Credit: Photo by ITV/REX/Shutterstock (9772015ah) Wes Nelson and Megan Barton Hanson kiss on their date 'Love Island' TV Show, Series 4, Episode 54, Majorca, Spain - 27 Jul 2018 Alexandra Cane's animosity towards Alex George continues - can they clear the air? Megan Barton Hanson and Wes Nelson' romantic yacht date. Josh Denzel drops the L word. A twist no one saw coming hits the villa.
    • Thursday, 17 May, 2018
      UK schools
      We need to change how maths is taught in schools 

      ‘Urban maths’ would teach financial survival skills to the consumers of tomorrow

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    • Thursday, 17 May, 2018
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    • Thursday, 5 April, 2018
      Personal Finance
      Bobby Seagull: who wants to be a maths millionaire?

      Number-crunching is exciting when there’s a cash prize

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    • Thursday, 11 January, 2018
      Personal Finance
      Bobby Seagull: How to make teenagers love maths

      Those with a mastery of numbers can decipher the adult world

      Bobby Seagull, our new FT Money columnist and University Challenge maths champion
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